Beechcraft launches special edition Bonanza for 75th anniversary
Think of a car that was new in 1947. Can you imagine it still being in production – and selling – 75 years later? Impossible… but that’s the case for…
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UPS orders ten BETA Tech ALIA eVTOLs for local deliveries
Delivery and logistics company UPS has taken the bold step of ordering ten electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft (eVTOL) for its UPS Flight Forward subsidiary. UPS expects to be…
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Legendary Luscombe 8 is back into production
There are aircraft which burn themselves into history just by being ‘so right’. The Luscombe 8 is one of them. A simple metal two-seater, originally designed in the 1930s and…
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British Airways backs ZeroAvia for electric airliner
ZeroAvia has raised $24.3 million (£17.6 million) to develop the two megawatt hydrogen-electric powertrain for a full-size regional aircraft. The consortium of investors includes British Airways. This new round of…
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Lilium reveals 7-seater electric air taxi and US merger
Lilium has revealed it is developing a 7-seat electric vertical take-off and landing jet with commercial flight operations beginning in 2024. The German company also announced it intends intention to…
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Volocopter’s plan to scale up electric air taxis in cities
German eVTOL developer Volocopter has published a white paper, The Roadmap to Scalable Urban Air Mobility, outlining a full ecosystem to enable urban air mobility. Volocopter is the first and…
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Rolls-Royce and Tecnam to deliver all-electric passenger aircraft by 2026
Rolls-Royce and aircraft manufacturer Tecnam are joining forces with Widerøe, the largest regional airline in Scandinavia, to deliver an all-electric passenger aircraft for the commuter market, ready for revenue service…
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Rolls-Royce’s electric record bid ‘Spirit of Innovation’ completes taxi test
Rolls-Royce has successfully completed taxying its ‘Spirit of Innovation’ aircraft, the electric aircraft that it’s building to attempt a world speed record. For the first time, the aircraft powered along…
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Rolls-Royce to power UK’s Vertical Aerospace eVTOL
A Rolls-Royce electric propulsion system is set to power Vertical Aerospace’s flagship air taxi, the VA-X4. The system will be integrated into the piloted all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL)…
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Joby Aviation generates revenue, works with Garmin towards certification
Joby Aviation, a US company developing an all-electric, vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, which it intends to operate as a commercial passenger aircraft in 2024, has begun generating revenue…
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World-first electric Urban Air Port to be built in Coventry, UK
Urban Air Port Air-One has been selected as a winner of the UK government’s Future Flight Challenge to develop aviation infrastructure and systems that enable the next generation of electric…
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European and Asian business shows cancelled – EBACE to go virtual
Both the 2021 European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) and the Asian Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (ABACE) have been cancelled. EBACE will be replaced with a virtual event…
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